Surviving cardiac arrest often seems like a matter of luck: whether a passerby knows CPR or a defibrillator is close at hand or the ambulance arrives quickly.
One surprising factor also plays a role...

Nutritional status and lung function are closely related to survival in people living with cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that affects the respiratory and digestive systems.
The findings were...

An analysis of tissue samples from 107 human brains has revealed details that will advance medical understanding of the biological bases for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in older populations. The...